List of equipment to be carried in motor vehicles

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The equipment to be carried in motor vehicles includes the equipment of motor vehicles on public roads which is mandatory for drivers of a multi-lane motor vehicle (car, bus, lorry, etc.). Only regulations that are legally fixed are listed here.

List by equipment
The rules on which vehicles must carry which equipment vary nationally and depending on the type of vehicle.

Tow rope Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia
Fire extinguishers In Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine in all vehicles. In Belgium, this only affects vehicles registered there. In the case of dangerous goods transports as well as buses registered in Austria or Germany.
Wind safe handlights (buses registered in Germany)
Replacement lamps Scandinavian countries, Croatia, Spain, as well as for buses registered in Austria (for Xeon- or Xeon-). LED lights are not mandatory for the respective luminaires
In Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro for passenger cars (in Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the Czech Republic, a tyre repair kit is sufficient if a spare tyre is not available as standard). Compulsory for buses registered in Austria.
Snow chains such as Austria, Norway, Slovenia for vehicles over 3.5 t in the winter season, and also occasionally other winter equipment such as snow shovel in Croatia and Serbia
Replacement fuses for the electrical system of buses registered in Austria
Duty wedge Duty wedges for trailers and motor vehicles exceeding 3,5 tonnes permissible maximum mass
In many European countries, except France, Italy and Spain
warning triangle warning triangle/breakdown triangle, for Cyprus two warning triangles; in Croatia and Slovenia two warning triangles for drivers and combinations, in Spain for vehicles registered in the country, so also rental cars.
Warning lamps for motor vehicles exceeding 3,5 tonnes
In many states mandatory for two-lane vehicles, not for single-lane vehicles.

More far-reaching are equipment in specialized vehicles, such as fire brigades or ambulances, civil protection and civil protection, they are subject to separate regulations and regulations depending on the type and type, as well as the state conditions.

List by country
Belgium A safety vest in red, yellow or orange per vehicle is required by law for Belgium. The non-imposition of the vest in the event of an incident results in a fine, the non-carriage is sanction-free. The warning triangle and the dressing box shall be on board. Fire extinguishers are mandatory for vehicles registered there.
France On French roads are high-visibility vests and high-visibility triangle in cars